MOVOSIBIRSK AIRCRAFT PLANT 'CHKALOV' 153 NOVOSIBIRSK AIRFIELD, NORTHEAST

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000100340009-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 2, 2000
• Sequence Number: 9
• Content Type: REPORT

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Approved For Release 2000/06/14: CIA-RDP78TO5439A000100340009-8
Approved For Release 2000/06/14: CIA-RDP78TO5439A000100340009-8
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2 million square feet. The plant is rail
_'OVOSIBIRSK AIRCRAFT PLANT "CHKALOV" 153
NOVOSIBIRSK AIRFIELD , NORTHEAST
T 'll,vosibirsk Aircraft Plant "Chkalov" 153, (55-04N 82~59t),
Jocated on the northeastern outskirts of the city, is .one of the largess
producers of fighter aircraft 'in the USSR. 'Novosibirsk Northeast cAirfield,
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_robab: c COLT, and a sma1L unidentified single-engine aircraft.
test and flyaway field. The following aircraft were. observ d at the airfield
on 128 FARMER, four CAB, one BEAGLE, o'` FRESCO, one,
engaged in the manufacture of cr
in the western part~of the plant a
feet and 870 by 435,,-feet, and sup
machine shops. Adjoining the pl
The aircraft plant occupies
slightly
an area approximately 4, 200 by -2, ZOO feet
served and includes-two large air
KEY TO ANNOTATIONS
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The airfield facilities include a concrete runway 6, 600 by 230 feet,
oriented NE/SW, and a rail-served POL area containing six fuel tanks,
40 feet ib.diameter and
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The major components of the aircraft plant and airfield are identified
on the accompanying sketch and described in the accompanying key, to
annotations.
1. Lumber storage and woodworking shops area. This area is served by
several rail spurs and consists of the following single-story building:
Planning mill 320 x 100.
Five woodworking shops, 300 x 90, 290 x 60, 265 x'65,
200 x 80, and one 700 x 95 vkth longitudinal monitor roof.
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Thirteen lumber storage sheds, 215 x 40, 490 x 4O, and
eleven 110 x 50.
Grate assembly shop, 14 85.
Warehouse, 410 x 115.
assembly buildings, . 1. 15 0 by 59 0
rting forges, foundry, power plant, and_
t on the west is a large lumber mill and
a proper are several woodworking shops
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Two administration buildings, 220 x 40 and 170 x 40.
A 135 high, 40 diameter water standpipe and a 55 x 40
t_a_*zF:fonmer no -e are a3.so located in this area.
2. Two engine erin-g/lsborator?y buildings. One is 130 x 40. TI-e other,
160 x 45. is complc z.ely enclosed by a high-fence.
3. Forge, T-shaped, 155 x 80 and 275 x 65.
4. Possible laboratory, 145 x 40.
5. Subassembly building, single-story, 870 x 435, monitor roof.
7. Coal preparation buildings, 21Q -n-'50. Adjacent to large rail-served,'
coal storage area.
8. Thermal power plant, 290 x 90.
.9. Two shop building . 145 x 7 0 and 9 0 x 9 0.
10. Crating building, 380 x 12n. The prase-.e of i0-:!12 fighter air-
craft fuselages azijace t to tl-.is building suggests that the function
of this building is t tie packing and crating of fuselages .
11. Two loading i60 x 45 and 10(1 x 70. A railroad tract
passes_.th;-ough these buildings. The fuselages, crated in the
adjci ng b ~~?ding (No are loaded for shipment here.
12. Hangar, three bay ,
13. Flight production building,
14. Flight operations 130 x 45.
15. Nose hangar, 260 x 50.
16. Shops an d s::bassembiy building, 1, 150 x 435 x 25 high.
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18. Administration building, T-siaped, 240 x 55 and 280 x 55.
Probably contains messhall, recreation facilities, and living
quarters.
19. Main administration building, three-story, -irregular shape,
23, 000 sq ft roof cover. - - -
20. Machine shop, ' 540 x 180, partly under construction.
21. Shop,- 275 x 110.
22. Possible engineering building, 500'x 170, longitudinal monitor
roof.
Probable warehouse, 510 x 145, lateral monitor roof. Two
firewalls divide this building into three sections.
24. Storage building, T-shaped, 185 x 50 and 195 x 40.
25. Crate assembly building, 330 x 100.. In the vicinity.of this building
are approximately 40 crates of stz a suitable for shipping fighter air-
craft fuselages.-- ? .
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26. Storage building, 420 x 40, rail served.
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